Pronghorn Antelope · Area 48 · Type 2
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 24 | Oct. 5 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 150 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFDâs draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 3. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any antelope applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any antelope applicants with 9+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 2+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 120 licenses for 374 first-choice applicants â roughly 32% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 4 | 66 | 42 | 25 | 6.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 3 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 42.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 120 | 374 | 106 | 37 | 32.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% |
| †8 | 0 | 66 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.00% |
| < 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33867/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33868/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33869/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33870/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33871/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33872/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33873/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33874/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 9 (2025) â 9 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 9â10 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 155 (2021) â 42 (2022) â 205 (2023) â 69 (2024) â 113 (2025) â 66 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 4 (2023) â 4 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 4 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 2 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 2â4 pts
- â Odds: 11% (2021) â ⊠â 19% (2025) â 43% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 38â43% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 19 (2021) â 60 (2022) â 17 (2023) â 25 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 7 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 120 (2024) â 120 (2025) â 120 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 84% (2021) â ⊠â 79% (2025) â 32% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 32â36%
- 1st-choice applicants: 95 (2021) â 140 (2022) â 169 (2023) â 264 (2024) â 152 (2025) â 374 (2026); licenses: 80 (2021) â 120 (2022) â 120 (2023) â 120 (2024) â 120 (2025) â 120 (2026)